Trash bag holder

Abstract

A device for holding open and facilitating the filling of a trash bag with leaves, grass, debris or the like is provided. The device is comprised of a frame including a top wall, a bottom wall and at least one set of opposite side walls, and further including entry and exit ends having a hollow interior area extending therebetween. The sidewalls are provided with holes therethrough proximate entry end, the holes having corresponding slits. The frame is configured to receive on its exit end a specially configured trash bag having two knots tied within the opening edge of the bag. The bag is placed upon the exterior of the exit end of the frame and pulled toward entry end so that the knots of the bag line up with the holes in the sidewalls. The knots are pulled through the holes and retained in the corresponding slits such that the bag is securely retained on the frame which maintains the bag in a fully open position on the ground or floor surface so as to facilitate sweeping or raking grass, leaves, garbage and other debris or the like into the bag. The frame is also provided with a handle to facilitate holding and transporting the frame.

Description

This invention relates to a trash bag holder, and in particular, to a trash bag holder for retaining a plastic trash bag for facilitating the sweeping of leaves, garbage, debris, or the like into the trash bag.Many homeowners dispose of leaves, grass, and other garbage by raking or sweeping the leave, grass, garbage and / or other debris into trash bags or lawn and leaf bags. Removing leaves and grass from a lawn or sweeping or removing garbage or debris from a home or office is often difficult to a person working alone who, in order to gather and discard the leaves or garbage, must simultaneously rake or sweep with one hand while using the other hand to hold open the trash bag into which the leaves or garbage is collected. As such, the job of collecting leaves or garbage is a tedious and time consuming one. This task becomes even more difficult and unbearable to those with bad backs or those who suffer from arthritis or bone ailments. Prior art devices have included a variety of diff...

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Benefits of technology

It is another object of the present invention to provide a trash bag holder in combination with a specifically configured trash bag which is securely retained on the trash bag holder and which is maintained in an open manner thereby eliminating the use of one's hands to hold the bag open while raking or sweeping leaves, trash or other debris into the bag.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a trash bag holder in combination with a specifically configured plastic trash bag which when retained on the trash bag holder and maintained in an open manner permits large amounts of leaves, garbage and debris to be swept up in a shorter period of time.

In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a frame made from any of numerous materials such as plastic, fiberglass, PVC and metal is provided having a front entry end defining an entry opening, and a rear exi...

Problems solved by technology

Removing leaves and grass from a lawn or sweeping or removing garbage or debris from a home or office is often difficult to a person working alone who, in order to gather and discard the leaves or garbage, must simultaneously rake or sweep with one hand while using the other hand to hold open the trash bag into which the leaves or garbage is collected.

As such, the job of collecting leaves or garbage is a tedious and time consuming one.

This task becomes even more difficult and unbearable to those with bad backs or those who suffer from arthritis or bone ailments.

Each of the aforementioned prior art devices, however, are saddled with the problem of retaining and adequately securing the bag to the device as leaves or garbage are being swept, raked or placed i...

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